charlie parker charlie parker with strings 110206 limited A2 Hagar of the Inuits

A2 Hagar of the Inuits 8:53

Lianne La Havas (Vox)

The lyrics

B2 Free Way (instrumental version) 1:55

“Not for Nothin’”

charlie parker charlie parker with strings 110206 limited A2 Hagar of the InuitsWhen Charlie Parker went into the studio for the first time in 1949 with a string orchestra plus jazz trio, critics feared an "artistic sell out" of the alto saxophonist. They were wrong: the album not only proved to be a commercial success, but also met the highest musical standards. Its charm lay precisely in the contrast between the arranged passages for the string orchestra and the ingenious improvisational lines of the saxophone soloist.